Bahama Woodstar

Calliphlox evelynae


The Bahama Woodstar (Calliphlox evelynae) is a species of hummingbird. The Bahama Woodstar is a medium-sized hummingbird, growing to be about 3 to 5 inches in length. They are green above with mixed olive-buff underparts. Bills on both the male and female are slightly decurved. Males show a reddish-pink throat is lined by a white collar during breeding season. After breeding season is over, he loses the colorful throat thich turns to a pale gray color of eclipse plumage. Females are much more drab in color. Tails on male birds are deeply forked, females are much more rounded. The Bahama Woodstar is common to the Bahama Islands. They are found in many different habitats on all the islands. There are 2 subspecies-lyrura inhabits Inagua Island, and evelynae is found on all remaining islands. Nesting is done in a small cup made of plant down, bark and cobwebs. The female lays 2 elliptical white eggs, which will incubate for 15-18 days. This hummingbird nests all year round. It does not migrate, but has been seen as a vagrant in SE Florida in the United States.

 


 




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Bahama Woodstar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bahama Woodstar (Calliphlox evelynae) is a species of hummingbird. The Bahama Woodstar is a medium-sized hummingbird, growing to be about 3 to 5 inches in length.
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Bahama Woodstars (Calliphlox evelynae)
Bahama Woodstars (Calliphlox evelynae): Range, Description, Photos, Diet, Breeding
www.avianweb.com/bahamawoodstars.html

Bahama Woodstar Behavior - Whatbird.com
Calliphlox evelynae ... Location: Forest, Bushes and shrubs. Breeding Type: Solitary nester ...
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Bahama Woodstar (Calliphlox evelyna e) - BirdLife species factsheet
Justification Although this species may have a small range, it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of ...
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Bahama Woodstar Hummingbird (Calliphlox evelynae)
Bahama Woodstar Hummingbird (Calliphlox evelynae) Bahama Woodstar (Calliphlox evelynae) Bahama Woodstar (Calliphlox evelynae) is a species of hummingbird.
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Bahama Woodstar - Whatbird.com
Calliphlox evelynae ... The Bahama Woodstar has a range of around 140, 000 square kilometers around ...
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birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder for Bahamas
Number of endemics: 3 Bahama Woodstar Calliphlox evelynae Bahama Yellowthroat Geothlypis rostrata Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis
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World of Hummingbirds .com : Bahama Woodstar
Common Name: Bahama Woodstar: Scientific Name: Calliphlox Evelynae: Also Known As (AKA): Summer Habitat: Bahama Islands: Winter Habitat: Bahama Islands: Status:
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Calliphlox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philodice Calliphlox is a genus of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It contains the following species: Bahama Woodstar, Calliphlox evelynae Magenta-throated ...
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Birds on stamps: Bahamas
Bahama Woodstar Calliphlox evelynae : 40c: 183: Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis : 50c: 209: Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii
www.birdtheme.org/country/bahamas.html

Animal Pictures Archive: Animal Photo Album - Bahama pintail
... Woodstar Hummingbird (Calliphlox evelynae) ... Try google to get more information about animals.
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Hummingbirds found in Florida, USA
Bahama Woodstar, Calliphlox evelynae - vagrant / accidental
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Bahama Woodstar Pictures
Woodstar A male Bahama Woodstar rests on a perch after feeding on prickly pear ... Calliphlox evelynae) photo Web 351x300 (16kb)
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Worldbirdnames.org
Calliphlox amethystina Bahama Woodstar: Calliphlox evelynae Magenta-throated Woodstar: Calliphlox bryantae Purple-throated Woodstar: Calliphlox mitchellii
www.worldbirdnames.org/n-swifts.html

Myology of the Purple-throated Carib
... Brilliant (Heliodoxa xanthogonys), the Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas), the Tyrian Metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina), and the Bahama Woodstar (Calliphlox evelynae).
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Magenta-throated Woodstar (Calliphlox bryantae) | the Internet ...
Magenta-throated Woodstar (Calliphlox bryantae) - HBW 5, p. 668. French: Colibri magenta ... Often separated with C. mitchellii, and sometimes C. evelynae, in genus Philodice ...
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Birds on stamps: Nevis
Bahama Woodstar Calliphlox evelynae : 50c: 86: Hispaniolan Emerald Chlorostilbon swainsonii : 50c: 86: Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus ...
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Hummingbird Species List - List of Hummingbird Species (A-F)
Bahama Woodstar (Calliphlox evelynae) Band-Tailed Barbthroat (Threnetes ruckeri) Bearded Helmetcrest (Oxypogon guerinii) Bearded Mountaineer (Oreonympha nobilis)
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Trochilidae – Hummingbirds « Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
Bahama Woodstar (Calliphlox evelynae) ____ (Calliphlox evelynae evelynae) ____ (Calliphlox evelynae lyrura) Magenta-throated Woodstar (Calliphlox bryantae)
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Postnatal growth rates of hummingbirds: review and new records.
... This study Lesbia victoriae Beintmann 1998 Oxypogon guerinii Zuchner 1998 Metallura tyrianthina Beintmann 1998 Calliphlox evelynae ...
www.biomedsearch.com/article/Postnatal-g...

 
 
 
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